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UK banks’ £14.6bn legal costs account for over half of FTSE 100 litigation liabilities
In the post-Lehman landscape, banking and litigation have become common bedfellows, and research published by Thomson Reuters this week shows that the UK’s four biggest banks’ litigation and regulatory provisions …
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Milbank continues City hiring spree with Shearman high yield guru Gkoutzinis as Vinson nabs Jones Day finance partner
High-yield specialist Apostolos Gkoutzinis is to join Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy from US rival Shearman & Sterling, a move which marks the firm’s fifth hire in the space of …
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Slaughter and May First Year Open Day
Slaughter and May holds open days for first year law and non-law students every year. The deadline to apply for this year’s first year open days is 31 January. The …
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All-round leader: former Co-op Bank legal chief McKeown appointed General Counsel of British Land
Swapping the banking sector for real estate, former general counsel (GC) of The Co-operative Bank, Brona McKeown, has been appointed GC and company secretary of FTSE 100 company British Land. …
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Charles Russell restocks sports team with takeover of high profile boutique
With the sports sector rapidly transforming from a collection of national cottage industries into big business, Charles Russell Speechlys (CRS) has substantially beefed up its practice with a takeover of …
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Panel reviews: Vodafone and Yum! Brands shake up external adviser rosters
Mobile phone giant Vodafone has completed a review of its legal panel, with seven firms making the cut, while KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut owner Yum! Brands has also …
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‘A no-brainer’: Milbank hires four-partner Cadwalader team to upgrade City restructuring business
It has long been a prestigious New York shop without ever quite gaining critical mass in London, but Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy looks to be widening its ambitions after …
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Magic Circle scrambles as UK construction giant Carillion falls into liquidation
A heavyweight line-up of Slaughter and May, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Dentons, Clifford Chance (CC) and Linklaters have mobilised as construction giant Carillion files for liquidation in one of the largest …
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ICSA Graduate Open Evening
Join the ICSA on 24 January to explore the breadth of opportunity that a career in governance and company secretarial can offer. You will discover the role of the company …
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‘Not another mid-market law firm’: Deloitte to make much-anticipated foray into UK legal market
Often trumpeted as a potential disruptor to the UK legal market, the last of the Big Four accountancy firms, Deloitte, is primed to enter the fray as an alternative business …
